Weave, wig, and hair extension dryer

Abstract

A drying cabinet has a housing; a door; a carousel drying rack rotatably mounted within the housing; a heat protecting cap; a heating element; a blower mounted in a diagonal configuration; and a controller. The housing includes a top surface with a hole, a base, a front wall with a loading opening, a rear wall, and two sidewalls, forming an inner chamber. The door is hingedly mounted to the front wall, to close the loading opening. The drying rack is a ring having an upper surface, a lower surface, a perimeter, and suspension appendages extending from the lower surface. The cap has a handle and is removably mounted within the top hole. The controller is mounted within one of the sidewalls and has a user interface to selectively operate the heating element and/or the blower. The blower outputs air at a predetermined angle to spin the hair while drying it.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drying apparatus, comprising:
 a housing defining an interior space;   a carousel rack rotatably mounted within the housing, the carousel rack configured to hold a hair article;   at least one blower configured to create vortex air flow; and   a heating element.   
     
     
         2 . The drying apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one blower is mounted in a diagonal configuration within the housing. 
     
     
         3 . The drying apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the carousel rack comprises suspension appendages configured to suspend hair articles, the suspension appendages selected from the group consisting of: clips, hooks, pins, and hangers. 
     
     
         4 . The drying apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the vortex air flow causes rotational movement of the carousel rack. 
     
     
         5 . The drying apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a controller configured to operate the at least one blower and the heating element, the controller including a timer operative to automatically terminate operation after a preselected duration. 
     
     
         6 . The drying apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one blower comprises two or more blowers positioned to create the vortex air flow. 
     
     
         7 . The drying apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the carousel rack is configured as a ring having a perimeter and a lower surface, and wherein suspension appendages extend from the lower surface. 
     
     
         8 . The drying apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the hair article comprises natural hair fibers, synthetic hair fibers, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         9 . A method of drying a hair article using the drying apparatus of  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 positioning a hair article on the carousel rack;   operating the at least one blower to create the vortex air flow within the housing to cause rotation of the carousel rack; and   operating the heating element to heat air within the housing.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 setting a timer for a predetermined drying duration; and   automatically terminating at least one of the operating the at least one blower and operating the heating element when the predetermined drying duration expires.